Cord or rope holding device



June 2, 1931. s. ROTHSCHILD CORD OR ROPE HOLDING DEVICE Filed May 7, 1930 Inventor @avVfon/JHma By flaw A llomey Patented June 2, 1931.

SIDNEY ROTHSCHILID, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

CORD 03 ROPE HOLDING DEVICE Application filed May 7, 1930. Serial No. 450,559.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in cord and rope holding devices.

v It is one of the objects of the present in- 5 vention to provide an improved cord or rope V holding device in which, while the rope will be securely held, it may be also readily released;

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of rope gripping means which, although it firmly engages the rope, no injury thereto results.

Other objects of the invention relate to certain novel and improved arrangements and combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the advantages of which will be readily understood and appreciated.

The invention'will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention in its preferred form and the following detailed description of the eonstruction therein shown.

V In the drawings; Figure lis a view in front elevation of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1, V Figure 3 isa transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, and;

Figure t is atop plan view of the gripping element of the device.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the

device comprises an eye member 5 suitably carried by a base 6, which latter forms means for attachment of the eye member to a suitable support. The eye member 5 has a passage 7 extending therethrough, and as clear- 40 ly shown in Figure 2, this passage way tapers from one end to the other thereof. The base member 6 may have suitable openings 8 for the reception of fastening means of any desired form.

Mounted within the passage way 7 of the eye member 5, there is a rope gripping element 10. 'This rope gripping element 10 preferably comprises two complementary members 11 substantially semi-circular in cross sectional form. As shown in Figure 4, these The members members 11 may be cut out as at 12, to provide a plurality of inwardly disposed fingers or the like 13 which's'erve as rope gripping means when a rope is inserted into the grip ping element. To further aid. in gripping the rope, the members 11 may be formed with inwardly bent portions 14: WlllClIfllSO serve to engage the rope with a gripping action. I I

p 11 are preferably. held together to provide a unitary rope gripping element by means of a resilient ring or the like 15. which embraces one end of the members, that end which the ring 15 embraces being enlarged or flanged as at 16, 00 prevent accidental displacement of the resilient ring 15."

To prevent displacement of the members 11 relative to each other, each of said members may be provided with one or. more tongues or thellike 18, and in each instance the tongue ofonemember projects over,,or overlies the other member as more clearlyillustrated in Figure 3. a 'l In use, the rope gripp ng element is engaged with the rope in the manner shown in Figure 2, it being understood that the rope A is first threaded through the eye memher 5. The rope gripping member is adjusted to the position in which it isdesired to a, holdthe rope, and it is then inserted in the passage 7 of the eye member 5. Passage 7 being tapered, causes movement of the members of the rope gripping element toward each other which movement results in a gripping action' of the rope, the fingers 13 and 3 the indented portions 14 firmly engaging the rope and preventing movement of the rope relative to, the gripping member.

, Thus it will be seen that when the several parts are positioned as shown in the drawing, the rope is prevented from movement relative to the gripping element, and that due tothe tapered passage 7, the rope gripping element can move only so far in the passage 7 thus holding the ropein its adjusted position.- I

While the invention has been herein illustrated in what is a preferred form, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific construction herein shown, we

but may be carried out in other constructions which rightfully fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. In a cord orropeholder, a two part gripping element comprising two comple-' mentary members of. substantially semi-circular cross sectional form, guide means carried by each of said members and overlying the other member, and means for retamlng the members together to form a unitary structure.

2. In a cord or rope holder, a two part gripping element comprising two complementary members of substantially semi-circular cross sectional form, guide means carried by each of said members and overlying the other member, and means for retaining the members together to form r a unitary structure, said last mentionedmeans comprising a resilient ring embracing one end of said two part gripping element.

3. In a cord orrope holder, a two part gripping element comprising two complementary members of substantially semi-circular cross sectional form, and guide means carried by each of said members and overlying the other member, said last mentioned means comprising a finger projecting from each of the members.

4. A gripping element for cord or rope holders com risin a two part r0 e embracing means, each of the parts comprising a relatively long member of substantially cross sectional-circular form, rope engaging means formed on one end of each of said members, guide means carried by each of said members and overlying the other mem her, and inwardly projecting rope engaging means intermediate the ends of said members, said last mentioned means being formed from the body of the members. In testimony whereof I affix my signature. SIDNEY ROTHSCHILD. 

